Impact Report 2023/24

Stevenage FC Foundation is the official independent charity of Stevenage Football Club, delivering over 30 community programmes across Hertfordshire covering sport, health, education and community engagement. Their 2023/24 impact report documents £10.69 million in social value, 185+ weekly sessions, and a genuinely lifelong community offer from age 2 to 96 — with programmes ranging from dementia cafés and cancer recovery to degree-level education delivered from The Lamex Stadium.

Report snapshot
£10.69 million of social value delivered into the local community in 2023/24; 185+ sessions delivered every week across the community; over 30 different projects delivered each year Key Metric 1
Programmes serve participants from age 2 through to age 96 — genuinely lifelong engagement offer; sessions delivered across Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield Key Metric 2
Change2Engage school programme shown to dramatically increase resilience and emotion management in participating pupils; Girls Talent Pathway graduate progressed to join Foundation apprenticeship team; PL Kicks participants progressed to captaincy and Youth Board roles Key Metric 3
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📋About

Premier League Kicks; Premier League Primary Stars; Change2Engage (secondary school mentoring); Girls Talent Pathway; Walking Football; Extra Time Hub; Boro Bygones (dementia); Community Kitchen; On Your Side (mental health); Introduction to Exercise; Strength and Balance; Back in the Game; Foundation Degree programmes (Sports Coaching, Football Development, Sports Business); Youth Hub; Youth Board Custom geography from upload: Stevenage / Hertfordshire

📊Key Metrics

£10.69 million of social value delivered into the local community in 2023/24; 185+ sessions delivered every week across the community; over 30 different projects delivered each year Key Metric 1
Programmes serve participants from age 2 through to age 96 — genuinely lifelong engagement offer; sessions delivered across Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield Key Metric 2
Change2Engage school programme shown to dramatically increase resilience and emotion management in participating pupils; Girls Talent Pathway graduate progressed to join Foundation apprenticeship team; PL Kicks participants progressed to captaincy and Youth Board roles Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Daryl Smith cited as 13-year Foundation employee who has 'impacted thousands of people'; participant Duncan lost weight and dropped blood sugar levels to safer levels through Get Set to Go; Phil (dementia) broke down barriers and stigma, moving from arms-crossed non-participation to social engagement over programme duration
  • Foundation operates as independent charity (not subsidiary of football club); part of network of 92 Community Club Organisations (CCOs); registered charity since 2011; Higher Education Degree programmes delivered from The Lamex Stadium in partnership with universities
  • Youth Board provides young people with formal governance role; new CEO Peter Beeley joined January 2026; REACT programme launched 2026 in EFL partnership to support over-55s health; Small Acts of Kindness winter partnership for Christmas 2025

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2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2024/25

20,204 total engagements; 1,621 hours of free sporting activity; 5,457 free meals provided; 468 young people engaged through Youth Hub with 1,222 hours of free youth provision
Key Metric 1
100% of Cancer Prehab participants reported improved resilience and ability to cope with treatment; 100% of Strong Start participants achieved weight reduction targets and adopted sustainable exercise routines; 90% of Cancer Prehab participants reported better mental wellbeing
Key Metric 2
Named EFL League Two Community Club Organisation of the Year 2025; won Community & Charity Organisation of the Year at Wyre Business Awards 2024; Sports College CEFA side crowned CEFA North West Champions at Wembley 2025; Veterans Community Garden awarded Level 4 Thriving certificate at North West in Bloom
Key Metric 3
80% of Football4All participants reported stronger friendships and reduced loneliness; 61% of Champions referrals have better understanding of anti-social behaviour; 90% of Early Years participants improved social interaction; 92% of teachers reported greater confidence through supported PE delivery
2023

Impact Report

2,250 participants engaged over the year and 75 schools partnered with the Foundation
Key Metric 1
981 holiday camp participants; 456 hours of delivery within health and wellbeing projects
Key Metric 2
31 schools received Premier League Primary Stars sessions; 22 school partnerships; 20 hours per week of after-school clubs across 19 sessions in 11 schools
Key Metric 3
Improved sport participation and progression through scholarships, EPP, development centres and girls’ pathways
2024

Impact Report 2024

£520,114 total income reported for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Key Metric 1
£544,667 total expenditure reported for financial year ending 31 August 2024, all recorded as charitable expenditure
Key Metric 2
23 employees, 5 trustees and 6 volunteers reported in the 2024 charity return
Key Metric 3
Improved personal development opportunities for young people through sport and training